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The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) announces a new Boston location in the Grove Hall neighborhood thanks to their ongoing partnership with…
The 30 year sentencing of singer R. Kelly can be triggering, especially for young Black women and survivors of color. Read Duane de Four's…
When high-profile sexual assault cases become public, it can trigger traumatic memories and feelings for survivors. Testimony suggested that many…
For the first time in three years, the annual BARCC Walk for Change was held in person at DCR's Constitution Beach in East Boston. Hundreds of…
BARCC’s interim executive director Duane de Four was on Waltham Watches in February to promote BARCC’s work in Waltham. Jump to minute…
On January 10, USA Today ran the article, "'The most intense violation of my life': A beloved camp, a lost boy and the lifelong impact…
On Monday, July 26, National Public Radio ran a radio segment featuring Jim Holland of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center's Survivors Speakers…
Sue O'Connell of NECN recently interviewed Casey Corcoran, BARCC's youth sexual violence prevention education director, to talk about…
Activities Reflect National Theme of Building "Safe Online Spaces" in Era of Increased Digital Connection April is Sexual Assault…
Recent reports of sexual harassment and assault perpetrated by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo have reminded us of three things. The first is that…
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month! BARCC's Youth Leadership Corps (YLC) kicked it off with the release of their…
Katia Santiago-Taylor, BARCC's policy director, spoke with the Carolina Public Press about how the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program…
Gina Scaramella, BARCC's executive director, shared her reflections in a GBH News op-ed on sexual abuse and assault in the wake of recent news…
Casey Corcoran, director of youth sexual violence prevention education at BARCC, spoke with the Brookline High School newspaper, the Sagamore,…
In a conversation with Boston Neighborhood Network News, Katia Santiago-Taylor, BARCC's policy director, discusses the detrimental changes to…
This past week, outreach and education manager Eliza Campbell of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center was featured as one of several guest speakers…
This week, the Trump administration published long anticipated regulations governing Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits sex-based discrimination…
This past week, Sharon Imperato, clinnical innovation projects and training director of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, spoke with Boston.com…
Today, a jury found Harvey Weinstein guilty of felony rape and criminal sexual act after he was tried by New York prosecutors on five counts of…
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center’s 14th Annual Walk for Change Will Take Place April 26 in East Boston Registration is open for the Boston Area…
On Thursday, January 2, the Boston Globe published an op-ed piece by Jennifer Braceras that outlined Betsy Devos's efforts to address sexual…
In September, a survivor reported that Antonio Brown, then a new Patriots player, had raped and sexually assaulted her, with another report…
In its coverage of research on the use of "trigger warnings," the Harvard Crimson newspaper interviewed a BARCC staffer. Excerpt:…
In September, the JAMA Internal Medicine journal published a study that estimated "roughly 1 in 16 women were coerced or physically forced…
BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella wrote an op-ed for WGBH News in response to news about "at-home sexual assault evidence collection…
A State House News Service story on the Healthy Youth Act—a Massachusetts bill that would require schools that choose to teach any sex…
Boston.com published a profile of volunteer Juliet Zhou detailing her work on the BARCC hotline and the recent expansion to a web chat hotline.…
In February 2019, BARCC Executive Director penned an op-ed in the Boston Globe regarding Title IX. Excerpt: "Thanks to the 2011 guidance…
The Boston Lyric Opera partnered with BARCC and Casa Myrna for their productions of 'The Rape of Lucretia' and 'Handmaid's…
Walk to Feature Keynote Speech by Representative Ayanna Pressley The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center’s 13th annual Walk for Change will take…
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time dedicated to raising public awareness about sexual violence and educating communities on how…
BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella and Senior Bilingual Staff Attorney Patty McNamara went on The Take with Sue O'Connell on NECN to…
The Junior League of Boston will hold its second annual Little Black Dress Initiative (LBDI) from February 25 through March 1 to raise awareness of…
Metro Boston covered the launch of BARCC's web chat hotline, a new way to access our oldest service. Survivors of sexual violence and their…
The Boston Globe covered the 2018 Champions for Change Gala and Auction, which celebrated BARCC's 45 years of providing free services for…
A handful of news outlets interviewed BARCC staff to get a sense of how the mission to end sexual violence has changed since the surgence of #MeToo…
In the leadup to Election Day, local news outlets persistently covered Question 3, which upheld a 2016 law that gives transgender people…
The Kavanaugh nomination and eventual confirmation dominated the news cycle this fall. Several news outlets quoted BARCC staff to give a…
On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed new rules for schools to adhere to when responding to reports of sexual assault and…
Boston IT Services has sponsored the Champions for Change Gala & Auction since 2016. We recently spoke with founder and owner Jim Stewart to…